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Wine from Torre de Oña

Torre de Oña has its origins in 1985 when Leandro Vázquez, a Cuban entrepreneur, with a passion for La Rioja wines, purchases a plot of land in the very heart of the region, only a few kilometres away from Laguardia municipality. With his first 15 hectares, Leandro started producing and distributing what until the year 2004 was called Barón de Oña. This estate is designed quite as a Bordeaux château, with the vineyards wrapping the winery where vinification takes place.

It is a unique landscape: the Rioja Alavesa subarea with vines protected by the Sierra de Cantabria. This mountain range sets La Rioja apart from the Basque Country and also shelters the grapevines from the cold and strong north winds. Vines are planted at 600 metres above sea level, on carbonate rich soils of clay-loamy texture where the queen varieties are Tempranillo and Mazuelo. Climate here is Mediterranean – Continental, so it has cold winters with frequent frosts and warm summers with moderate rainfall.

In 1995 Leandro Vázquez sold Torre de Oña to the holding La Rioja Alta, S.A. who increased the vineyards up to current 60 hectares. Ever since, Torre de Oña wines keep the elegance and classicism fleeing the fashion of powerful and concentrated wines. Nobody stops them and it is clear that they pursue the production of traditional wines that have always been the hallmark of Rioja Alavesa, just as Marqués de Riscal. Rioja Alavesa wines distinguish themselves for their good structure, fruit and acidity.

What about Torre de Oña wines? They only produce two but they are easy-drinking, elegantly surprising wines. One can never get enough! Torre de Oña is the elder brother. Basically produced with Tempranillo in clay-lime soils is an ideal combination of black fruit and toasts, the unmistakable aroma of the wine in this zone… white coffee. And Finca San Martín Crianza which is light, acid and energetic! Can you imagine some strawberries with vanilla and cream?